The temporary lifting of triple-digit trade levies between China and the U.S. while trade talks get under way removes the threat of an immediate stagflationary hit to the economy. This is very good news.

The United States and China reached a better-than-expected dealto temporarily slash tariffs, sending stocks and the U.S. dollar sharply higher, as the world's two biggest economies seek to end a damaging trade war that has stoked fears of recession.

The White House on Sunday published details of what could be a historic trade deal with China, the world’s No. 2 economy, after President Donald Trump imposed a series of crippling tariffs aimed at resetting economic conditions between both nations.